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In the past, it was difficult to pass the year, but the forty-four years of Wanli Fushun are a little different. Especially in the west of the city, more than a dozen laborers on the streets were shoveling snow early in the morning, and several wealthy families even hung lanterns. The merchant who carries the burden is walking the streets and alleys, although it is the New Year, he still has to hurry up and do some business and make more money.

A group of children are running down the street, livening up the mood on the street. Several small shops are still in operation, and there is a lot of people coming in and out. The carpenter stopped for a long time in front of a candy shop and shook his head to leave, and instead bought a few cheap candy men from a roadside vendor.

The candy seller's hawker is very enthusiastic, and the shouting of 'uncle' is comforting. The mulberry carpenter asked casually: "This New Year, still come out to do business?" ”

The hawker's cotton clothes were not enough to shiver from the cold. Looking at his face, he smiled happily: "I live outside the city, what year is the year when my family is in tatters?" This is counting on doing more business today and earning some money to eat well. Recently, business in the west of the city has been doing well, which is comfortable. ”

There are many people who spend money, and the officials do not come to collect taxes, and the troublesome green skins are nowhere to be seen, which is not very comfortable. The peddler saw the increase in the amount of money in his hand, and he was already thinking that he would buy a few catties of multigrain noodles later, so that the whole family could have a good meal after nightfall. Maybe I can eat tomorrow with the rest of it.

The mulberry carpenter smiled and nodded, and walked a few steps behind his back into a large courtyard on the side of the road. The peddler watched and smacked his tongue from the sidelines, and whispered, "Oh, this is still a big family." ”

When the mulberry carpenter heard this, he even straightened his back a little when he pushed the door home, and the smile on his face was even stronger. As soon as he entered the door, the two grandchildren of the family hurriedly ran up and snatched the candy man, and the cheering and screaming caused the eldest daughter-in-law to chase after him and scold.

"Daddy." The eldest daughter-in-law chased after the mulberry carpenter, and called out in a proper manner, and she was so smiling that a flower could grow on her face, "Dad, you are buying candy people indiscriminately." These two children grabbed and ran around, and it broke in a few clicks, what a pity. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's not worth a few dollars." The mulberry carpenter waved his hand, and his heart was happy. A young woman came out of the side room of the courtyard in the second place, and when she saw him coming back, she hurriedly took out a rocking chair from the main house and shouted: "Dad, you can sit and bask in the sun, and this sun is good today." ”

The carpenter laughed and lay down in the rocking chair. The young woman also squatted down to beat his legs, and the beautiful people who served her were bubbling - this woman was his second daughter-in-law, and she had only passed the door a few days ago. The in-laws hurriedly married her, saying that they wanted to go to the mulberry carpenter's house to enjoy the blessings.

The Sang family has always been poor, but the family has a large population. finally married a daughter-in-law to his eldest son, but he has already made his family in ruins, and he still owes a lot of debts. Mulberry carpenter came to Fushun to find a carpenter's odd job in the first month, thinking that he could earn two or three dollars of silver, and it was hard to buy some oil and salt to go home before the New Year, who knew that he had earned a family business.

A few days ago, there was a neighborhood committee on the street, and the first thing I did was to make a group blind date. The sons of the Sang family all went, and after they went, they were called a sought-after. In the past, no one could afford the sons of the mulberry carpenter, but now they have all become fragrant and sweet.

After the second daughter-in-law's mother-in-law inquired about the family background of the mulberry carpenter, she immediately made a decision to marry, fearing that she would fail if she was one step late. In the end, the two parties didn't even negotiate the bride price and dowry, and the second daughter-in-law was sent over by a sedan chair from her mother's house - this marriage was so happy that it all depended on this second-entry courtyard.

"Dad, our yard is really good." The second daughter-in-law was smiling and praising the mulberry carpenter's legs.

"It's really good, it's bright, it's decent, and it's comfortable to live in." The mulberry carpenter will laugh haha, but it is not like this before buying a house. At the beginning, the eldest son was so angry that he wanted to buy it, and he even cried and scolded his sons for being losers, and shouted that he wanted to go back to his own dilapidated house in Sangjia Village - now? I can't get rid of it.

The carpenter's wife came back from outside, carrying a lot of meat and vegetables in her hands, and her two daughters by her side. When she saw the mulberry carpenter lying on the rocking chair, she scolded with a smile: "You old thing, you have only been comfortable for a few days before you put on a master's posture, why don't you get up and sweep this yard quickly." What should you do if you tire my second daughter-in-law? I'm counting on her to give me a big fat grandson. ”

The second daughter-in-law blushed with shame at first, and after a while, she said, 'Not tired, not tired', and grabbed the broom and went to sweep the yard again. The mulberry carpenter laughed, but he heard a loud voice outside the courtyard shouting: "Mulberry carpenter, is the mulberry carpenter at home?" ”

As soon as he heard this voice, the mulberry carpenter's face darkened. But he had no choice but to get up from the rocking chair, only to see a middle-aged woman break in directly from outside the door, and shouted with a big grin: "Carpenter Sang, you are at home, I don't make a sound when I call you." ”

The mulberry carpenter hurriedly smiled and flattered, and his wife also moved a chair and asked someone to sit down. But the woman who came in waved her hand and refused, "I will not sit down, just for one thing." When do your two daughters go to night school? If you continue to drag it out, I won't be happy. Don't say that I won't give you face for the New Year, if you old man cause me to be deducted this month's bonus, I can tear you alive. ”

The woman who came in was very spicy, and she sprayed the mulberry carpenter in the face with a mouth full of spittle. The mulberry carpenter couldn't afford to offend her, so he nodded and agreed, promising to send the two girls to night school immediately.

The middle-aged woman scolded for a long time, and only left after playing with her majesty.

The two daughters of the mulberry carpenter were originally happy to follow their mother back from outside, but they saw that their father was counted down by the aunt of the neighborhood committee. The mulberry carpenter also looked entangled, and lay down on the rocking chair again, without saying a word for a long time.

The carpenter's wife stepped forward and asked, "Father, child, what is your idea?" ”

Carpenter Sang sighed, "This owner is good at everything, but there are too many rules." We ordinary people live our lives, and he has to take care of everything. Alas....... ”

Speaking of the fact that there are many stewards in the owner's house, several people in the family nodded one after another. This person spat on the street, and the owner sent someone to take care of it, not only to take care of it, but also to pay a fine. He also said that if the personnel in the system knowingly committed a crime, the penalty would be doubled - the mulberry carpenter was fined several times, and others were fined five yuan, and he had to be fined ten yuan. It really hurts to death!

Spit and pee, scold and scold the street, and now you have to come to your home - not long ago, the owner invited a lot of down-and-out scholars, and finally got enough teachers. In the blink of an eye, he will have to run night schools, and everyone in the system will be tested for literacy, and he will be able to eradicate illiteracy.

The mulberry carpenter is old and has been opened by the net. He took the initiative to participate in the study and was praised. But his two daughters were also asked to go to night school, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"What kind of books does this daughter's family read? They are also getting older, and I am looking for a good in-law for them, and it is better to work as a female worker at home to earn some dowry money. That's what the mulberry carpenter thought. In the past, his family was too poor to even get his daughter's dowry, but now it is different from the past, so he naturally has to be picky.

The carpenter lamented, but his wife said calmly: "Father, child, I advise you not to think so much." Who in the west of the city doesn't know who the owner is? You force him to do the right thing, and he turns his head and cleans you up. ”

These words startled the Sang carpenter, and he immediately remembered that not long ago, the village chief of the Sang family and his group wanted to take advantage, but they were slaughtered by the owner on the spot. The ruthless determination to kill people was not something that his little carpenter could bear. He sighed and nodded unhappily: "Okay, okay, send it, isn't it good to send it?" ”

The two girls stood behind the mulberry carpenter and beat him on the shoulder, and they were immediately overjoyed when they heard the words. The carpenter's wife was not happy when she heard what he said, and persuaded with a smile: "Father, child, I didn't say you, your vision is not as good as a few children." If it weren't for the boss's insistence on buying this yard, would you be able to live so comfortably? ”

"One hundred and eighty taels, our family is still carrying a lot of debts." The carpenter was comfortable in his heart, but he still had to be stubborn.

"What's wrong with the debt? The interest rate is not high. The children are right, the owner doesn't want our money, he just wants us to work for him. The owner has many rules, but the money he gives is enough. Do you want to go back to live in the dilapidated houses in Sangjia Village and continue to make furniture for those rich people who pick the door? ”

When the mulberry carpenter heard this, he immediately sat up and shook his head and said, "I won't go back to Sangjia Village, I am now from Fushun City." ”

His wife laughed again: "Do you still hate the owner for killing the chief?" ”

"That bastard died well, and I don't have to pay him back eight cents of silver." As soon as he said this, the carpenter himself was happy. His two daughters stood behind him and asked carefully, "Dad, our sisters went to the night school and asked ......." ”

Does this sound familiar?

Mulberry carpenter, a spirit, sat up from the rocking chair and shouted, "How many brothers have you two learned?" Ask me about everything, and tell me when it's done. You don't take my father seriously anymore? ”

The two girls waved their hands again and again, and hurriedly said, "Dad, let's just go and ask." ”

"Ask what?"

"The people in the night school said that the people who could go to class were decent people under the owner. He also said that the two of us are not young, and when we see what we like, we ...... and ....... ”

"What?" The mulberry carpenter's eyes widened.

"Just ask my father and mother to propose." The two girls twisted and pinched, and finally finished speaking.

"You two girls, you guys are asking for this kind of thing yourself?" Mulberry carpenter angrily took off his shoes again. But his wife was angry on the side and shouted, "Sang Youshen, do you dare to slap my daughter?" ”

"Even you're going to rebel?" The soles of the mulberry carpenter's shoes were clenched in the palm of his hand, staring at his wife.

But his wife was not afraid, and shouted while protecting her two daughters: "Our family is different now, and the two daughters are also sensible." How bad it is to make the neighbors hear it. If you take the soles of your shoes and pump them around, I'll fight with you. What the girl said is right, those who can go to night school are good families, can you lose them if you marry them? ”

"But I have to take the lead in this matter, and I am in charge. The two children didn't ask, and they had an idea. Carpenter felt that life was better now, but his authority in the family had dropped considerably, and no one listened to him.

But his wife shouted loudly: "No wonder the neighbors are saying strange things now, saying that you are a donkey, and you will not leave until you smoke." The proprietors all said that they were going to go to night school, and you still pushed back. A few children have a good future, but you have to say strange things. If it weren't for this Chinese New Year, I would have to talk to you. ”

The mulberry carpenter was short of words for a while, and he was angry and had nothing to say.

At a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner that night, there were a few more rare meats on the table, and even the meal could be full, and the family was also harmonious and beautiful. Although the mulberry carpenter was angry during the day, he still laughed heartily after drinking a little wine.

When he went to bed at night, he sighed to his wife: "If we can make a poor family like us turn over overnight, the owner is really good, I am convinced." ”

"You should have been convinced." His wife was making the bed and replied casually.

The drunken courage of the mulberry carpenter was stronger than ever, and he suddenly asked happily: "The situation of our family is getting better and better, and a few children should be married, and those who should be married." When will we be able to take another concubine? ”

"The surname is Sang, what do you say?" The carpenter's wife turned her head sharply, and asked like a tigress, "There is a kind of you who tell the old lady again." You want to marry a little one today, are you going to divorce me tomorrow? You want to rebel too! ”

The mulberry carpenter shuddered, and the wine woke up.